Who can provide legal aid for contempt of court in civil proceedings? Legal aid registration requirements

If the contempt arises during civil proceedings, your firm must:

  • Be registered on the Civil Legal Assistance Register
  • You and your firm must have a practitioner code.

If the contempt arises from decisions of children’s hearings, you and your firm must:

  • Be registered on our Children’s Legal Assistance Register
  • Have a practitioner and firm code

If the contempt arises during criminal proceedings, you and your firm must:

  • Be registered on the Criminal Legal Assistance Register
  • Have a practitioner and firm code.
Civil: General scope of legal aid in contempt of court proceedings
Availability of legal aid for contempt of court proceedings

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Legal aid for contempt of court proceedings

Civil: General scope of legal aid in contempt of court proceedings

Read about the availability of legal aid for contempt of court proceedings and the type of legal aid you should apply for in these proceedings. It also sets out the powers of the court in relation to legal aid for contempt proceedings under Section 30 of the Legal Aid (Scotland Act 1986.

Legal aid for contempt of court proceedings

Availability of legal aid for contempt of court proceedings

Learn about the application requirements in relation to legal aid for contempt of court. It covers the requirement to make applications, availability of legal aid for contempt at first instance and appeal stages, what is meant by ‘distinct proceedings’ and provides a definition of legal aid in this context.

Legal aid for contempt of court proceedings

Civil: Contempt proceedings at first instance: power of the court to assign you or counsel

Find out about the power of the court to assign you or counsel in contempt proceedings and when and how this may be used.

Legal aid for contempt of court proceedings

Civil: Legal aid in contempt proceedings at first instance: applying to the court and eligibility criteria

Find out about the eligibility criteria the court applies for contempt proceedings at first instance, as well as the form to use in applications.

Legal aid for contempt of court proceedings

Civil: Legal aid in contempt appeals: applications to us and tests applied

Find out how to apply for legal aid for an appeal against a contempt of court decision, including the test we apply and special urgency arrangements.

Legal aid for contempt of court proceedings

Civil: Contempt of court: refusals of legal aid

Read about arrangements for reviewing our decision to refuse legal aid for contempt of court proceedings and the implications of a successful appeal.

Legal aid for contempt of court proceedings

Civil: Sanction in contempt of court cases

Read about sanction in contempt of court cases, including when you need prior authority, the use of counsel, expert witnesses and unusual work.

Legal aid for contempt of court proceedings

Civil: Termination of legal aid in contempt cases: application of Regulation 8 and implications

Read about the circumstances in which we may terminate legal aid in contempt cases and the implications of termination for you and your client.